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Meet The New Greek President

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While largely a figurehead, it is important to recall that it was precisely the failure of the previous cabinet of ND's Samaras to elect a president that led to the collapse of the Greek coalition government and the new general elections which resulted in Syriza's dramatic victory.

Earlier today, it was revealed that Prokopis Pavlopoulos, a "centre-right moderate" will be the government's candidate for president. According to Kathimerini, while speaking to SYRIZA's parliamentary group on Tuesday, Tsipras said the decision to nominate the former conservative Interior Minister reflected the need for political and social consensus.

And since ND will endorse the Syriza candidate, Prokopis Pavlopoulos will almost certainly be elected during a vote on Wednesday or Thursday (perhaps just in time to celebrate the ECB's yanking of Greek emergency liquidity access).

So who is he? Well, as noted above, largely a figurehead. Here is Macropolis with a brief blurb:

... Prokopis Pavlopoulos, former Interior Minister and current New Democracy MP. Pavlopoulos has spent the last few years publicly justifying his actions in government. He is one of several staunch defenders of Karamanlis’s handling of the economy. He is at the forefront of those who have argued that Greece was driven into a troika programme by a bungling George Papandreou and not because its public finances went off the rails.

 

Pavlopoulos has not been held accountable for his actions, despite Mitsotakis’s arguments that this government is introducing greater accountability and transparency. Instead, the former minister has remained a stalwart of his party. So much so, in fact, that when Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced this week the formation of a party committee to prepare for a review of the Greek Constitution, he chose Pavlopoulos to head the panel.

... but since this is Sparta, er, Greece, it is best to see him in action. He is the gentleman with the white hair.

h/t @xstefanou

 

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Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:02 | 5794332 JLee2027
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Ron Paul?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:05 | 5794345 Stackers
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Proud Member of Boehner Tanning Club for Men !

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:10 | 5794356 Zero_Head
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Looks like another white haired Oompah Loompah to me

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:18 | 5794387 somecallmetimmah
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With all the responsibilities of an oompah-loompah.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:23 | 5794409 new game
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ELA, emergency liquidity access = gps cordinates on the lake.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:29 | 5794436 El Vaquero
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Did anybody watch that video?  I don't know what they were saying, but

 

JERRY!  JERRY!  JERRY!

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:37 | 5794462 NoDebt
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Well, at least he woke up and got out of his chair.  He looked like an oil painting in that chair before the action started.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:32 | 5794661 Newsboy
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He's the white haired guy who never moved or spoke in the entire video of political debate, except to slightly move his head to avoid the water thrown from a glass at the woman sitting to his left.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 15:24 | 5794880 11b40
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He may just be a great poker player.  Try reading that face.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:37 | 5794464 toys for tits
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I think he'll just sit at the table and watch Greece get bitch-slapped.  It's his M.O.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:15 | 5794602 Doña K
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According to my hubby, the lady in white representing the Communist Party was talking over the Golden Dawn representative (fillibuster) who had no chance to express his opinion. The provocation was such that he could no longer hold his cool. After his departure, the lady in white was talking about respecting it's other's opinions while she did an ad hominen attack and fillibuster.

The white haired man appeared to be in his own world of silence with no leadership skills.

Bottom line when you mix Nazis and red painted old style commies you get an explosive cocktail. What's the problem here?

At this point, Syriza will accept anyone for president so that they can get going with their promises. The less docile the better. For me he is the perfect candidate. Sit in a corner and be a silent statesman.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:28 | 5794430 Clueless Economist
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The dude tossing the water and throwing punches at the fat woman looks like our President Odumbo

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:56 | 5794550 drendebe10
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.....  the guy looks like a fossil doing his iimitation of Mt Rushmore....   as for the rest of the video, looks like too much testosterone and estrogen flowing in that room.... but  maybe there is something to be said for having fossils as leaders.... sure as hell beats the incompetent divisive corrupt arrogan narcissitic illegal indonesian kenyan alien muslim sociopathic pathological liar in chief fudgepacker that sticks its g*dd*m progressive liberal democrap nose in everything affecting tax paying US citizens, can't keep its azz buger mitts to itself and tramples with its chicken legs the will of the people and their constitution every chance it gets..

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 17:10 | 5795439 Dugald
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Just a black guy paying yo white folk back....jist don get it do you.....

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:19 | 5794390 BandGap
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Cross between Phil Donahue and Peter Graves.

I think he's been tranquilized.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:07 | 5794350 4shzl
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No, it's Angelo Mozilo -- the perfect choice.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:04 | 5794341 BobPaulson
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How can you tell he is alive?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:16 | 5794376 swmnguy
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He moves his hands at about 9:46 on the video.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:37 | 5794463 Vincent Vega
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Made me think of 'Weekend at Bernie's.'

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:10 | 5794359 Bossman1967
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new boss same as old? didn't he run Greece in the ground?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:19 | 5794392 somecallmetimmah
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S'all part of the plan, my friend.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:12 | 5794365 dexter_morgan
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Communication Breakdown, It's always the same,
I'm having a nervous breakdown, Drive me insane!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5etcNNOCVk

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:14 | 5794369 O Tempora O Morons
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The man who let Athens burn (by non others than anti austerity supporters..) and blew up the Greek public sector by hiring tens of thousands is getting his pay back. And, apparently, cool as a cucumber.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:36 | 5794673 Aristofanes
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When was Athens burnt?

Pavlopoulos was interior minister during the December 8 2008 riots in Athens which started when a policeman shot and killed a 15 years-old apparently in cold blood.There couldnt have been any anti-austerity supporters then as ''austerity'' started when the IMF/ECB/EU occupied Greece, well into 2011.

As for the Greek public sector, it is a well used propaganda argument to hide the looting of Greece by the oligarchs Greek and foreigners.

 

Pavlopoulos is a moderate rightist Constitutional Law professor but the most important is that his name has not been associated with any of the financial scandals that have taken place.He lacks in personality but on the other hand the President of Greece has no real power.

Furthermore, it is a tradition in Greece for the parliamentary majority to propose for President a moderate member of the main opposition party.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:14 | 5794370 O Tempora O Morons
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The man who let Athens burn (by non others than anti austerity supporters..) and blew up the Greek public sector by hiring tens of thousands is getting his pay back. And, apparently, cool as a cucumber.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:14 | 5794371 Thirst Mutilator
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So, are glass tables at Greek Ministry meetings the symbolic equivalent of 'The most transparent administration EVAH!

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:24 | 5794415 Sofa King Confused
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They changed to glass tables because they were tired of everyone jerking off under the wood ones.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:39 | 5794678 Aristofanes
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I think you confused a TV studio with a Greek Ministry.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 16:05 | 5795100 Thirst Mutilator
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So you're basically suggesting that there's a 'difference' between government & TV studio sets?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:19 | 5794389 thamnosma
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I think he's been partially embalmed, but I sure am ready to slap that loudmouth bitch

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:20 | 5794395 BandGap
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Embalmed above or below the shoulders?

Dynamic isn't the word to describe him.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:19 | 5794391 vegas
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My money is on the fat babe catching him with a right cross and kicking his ass. The white haired guy? Doesn't look like Mr. Panos to me. Just sayin'

 

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Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:23 | 5794411 youngman
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Seriously..who would want that job right now...you are sitting on a huge failure....with lots of pain coming..and it will all be blamed on you

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:24 | 5794414 Mike Honcho
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Why would they bring in Rob Ford to ref that tussle?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:26 | 5794420 Schmuck Raker
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He looks calm. The woman sitting down looks positively bored, VP?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:46 | 5794705 DarthVaderMentor
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I'd be calm too after the woman in the white shirt threw water at me. Beware! In the next bitch slap, here comes the glass of water at you!

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:35 | 5794455 Vincent Vega
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I have white hair. Can I be president of a bankrupt country too?

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:44 | 5794698 DarthVaderMentor
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Unfortunately, you became disqualified for the job the moment you took the initiative to ask for the job......of figurehead.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:53 | 5794539 Who was that ma...
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Perhaps someone should check him for a pulse.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 13:54 | 5794542 djcando
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Preview of the Greek EU discussions - should go very well!

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:06 | 5794592 q99x2
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He is better than Obama. How do I know? I know because he is not Obama.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:07 | 5794597 theyjustcantstop
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if this is not a jerry springer show, or a video of a union negotiation, Greece is f----d.

this is why Russia, and china are staying in the back-ground.

 

 

 

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:37 | 5794672 whoknoz
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Wonder what they paid the taxidermy shop to make him look almost alive...

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 14:40 | 5794682 DarthVaderMentor
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He will certainly be a great figurehead. There is no doubt he's checked out mentally, which is key to being a great figurehead. Although my Greek is limited, I think he was mumbling for permission to go to the bathroom but he was bitch slapped back into his shell. I'm afraid Maury Povich's job might just be in jeopardy!

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 15:19 | 5794849 SmittyinLA
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Greece could get an unlimited line of 0% interest credit from the EU, all they have to do elect a Golden Dawn govt that threatens to prosecute loan fraud and enforce immigration law and taxes on immigrant employers.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 15:19 | 5794850 SmittyinLA
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Greece could get an unlimited line of 0% interest credit from the EU, all they have to do elect a Golden Dawn govt that threatens to prosecute loan fraud and enforce immigration law and taxes on immigrant employers.

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 15:29 | 5794919 all-priced-in
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Jerry Springer show -

 

I can't understand what they are saying -

 

But the results of the pregnancy test must have been a big surprise.

 

 

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 17:10 | 5795434 studfinder
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You can tell that he is really strong.  I have high hopes for the Greeks with this man in charge. 

Tue, 02/17/2015 - 20:17 | 5796485 Peter Pan
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I actually quite like him. How often do you get a politician that can shut up for once and say nothing and do nothing. I humbly suggest this is what the world needs more of.

Wed, 02/18/2015 - 17:59 | 5800859 Nussi34
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Greek Buttfucker

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